Previous year MCQs

Modern Indian History UPPSC 2014 GS-I
Question

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: Frank Moraes : India from Curzon to Nehru and After

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Frank Moraes : India from Curzon to Nehru and After”.
Author Book
S.C. Bose Indian Struggle
Dadabhai Naoroji Poverty and Un-British Rule in India
Rajendra Prasad India Divided
Durga Das India from Curzon to Nehru and After

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